Portfolio · PHP, Laravel, Systems, Automation

Building practical web applications and improving the systems behind them.

I am Kenneth Clauwaert, an IT Support Engineer building toward development, automation, and modern web applications. My work focuses on structured problem solving, backend implementation, and systems that solve real operational needs.

Current focus

Moving from support into development through Laravel projects, custom tooling, Linux-based infrastructure, and process-oriented system improvements.

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Featured projects
PHP
Core backend stack
Laravel
Main modern framework
Agile
Team collaboration experience
About

Technical mindset, practical execution.

My background is in IT support, where I developed a strong foundation in troubleshooting, user needs, and operational systems. That practical mindset now feeds directly into my development work.

I am particularly interested in backend development, automation, Linux environments, and building structured solutions that are maintainable over time. My portfolio reflects a progression from classic PHP projects toward more modern Laravel-based applications.

What I bring
Problem solving System thinking Structured delivery Backend focus Automation mindset Continuous improvement
Projects

Selected work and case studies.

A selection of projects that show progression in architecture, domain modelling, user flows, and practical development thinking.
collectorwwii.eu
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Flagship project
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CollectorWWII

A full-stack Laravel application designed to manage and showcase a WWII collection through structured content, advanced filtering, and media handling.

  • Built dynamic filtering for categories, nationality, origin, and organisation.
  • Implemented media handling for images and documents with main-image logic.
  • Created admin CRUD flows for books and items.
  • Focused on clean UI and content-first browsing with Tailwind and Vite.
Laravel PHP MySQL Tailwind Media handling
CMS / Architecture
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Collection CMS

A custom CMS-oriented project focused on flexible collections, configurable data structures, and a more scalable content management approach.

  • Designed around custom collections and structured fields.
  • Focused on maintainability and extensibility rather than one-off pages.
  • Worked with content modelling and backend-oriented administration logic.
PHP CMS Data modelling Backend logic
Ordering system
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Pizzamore

An online ordering application built with a layered PHP architecture, focusing on business logic separation, data access patterns, and customer ordering flows.

  • Separated presentation, services, and data access concerns.
  • Implemented product, customer, and order flows in structured layers.
  • Demonstrated early architectural thinking beyond basic script-based PHP.
PHP OOP DAO pattern Ordering flow
Structured PHP app
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De Broodkunstenaar

A PHP-based product and order management project using service and data layers, demonstrating early code organisation and domain-oriented thinking.

  • Built around product, order, and user entities with service classes.
  • Used a layered structure to separate business logic from presentation.
  • Serves as an example of how I approached maintainability in plain PHP.
PHP Services Data layer Domain entities
Team project / Agile
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Prularia

An e-commerce project developed in a collaborative Agile context. This project matters not only for the application itself, but for the process behind it: working iteratively, coordinating implementation, and contributing to a shared delivery flow.

  • Worked in a team context rather than as a solo build.
  • Contributed within an Agile workflow focused on iterative delivery.
  • Combined technical work with communication, alignment, and shared ownership.
Agile collaboration PHP E-commerce flows Team delivery Iteration
Case study

CollectorWWII — from collection management to a structured Laravel application.

A deeper look at the project that best represents my current direction: practical Laravel development, clean data structures, and a real content-management problem.
Context

The problem

Managing a growing WWII collection through static pages or loosely structured content quickly becomes difficult. The project needed a system that could organise books and items clearly, support media-rich entries, and make browsing intuitive for end users.

Role

My contribution

I designed and implemented the application structure, with a focus on backend logic, data organisation, admin workflows, filtering, and the overall content experience.

Implementation

What I built

  • Structured CRUD flows for books and collection items.
  • Dynamic filters for categories, nationality, origin, and organisation.
  • Media handling for images and documents, including main-image selection.
  • Tailwind-based frontend with cleaner browsing and navigation patterns.
  • Deployment and infrastructure work around Laravel, Nginx, SSL, backups, and Cloudflare.
Outcome

Why it matters

This project shows how I approach a real-world content problem: not just writing code, but designing a usable system with maintainable backend logic, a coherent admin flow, and infrastructure that can actually run in production.

Skills

Tools, concepts and areas of focus.

Backend

PHP, Laravel, MySQL, routing, validation, content structures, media handling.

Frontend

HTML, CSS, JavaScript, responsive layouts, UI refinement, content-focused design.

Systems

Linux, Nginx, Cloudflare, Docker, server setup, backups, deployment and hardening.

Working style

Agile collaboration, process awareness, troubleshooting, structured problem solving.

Contact

Open to conversation and collaboration.

If you would like to discuss a project, a role, or an opportunity related to development, automation, or web applications, feel free to get in touch.

I am particularly interested in roles and projects where backend development, automation, and structured problem solving come together.
Current direction

Building a stronger portfolio around Laravel, structured backend work, automation, and practical systems that solve real problems.

Laravel projects Automation Linux infrastructure Content systems